The winners and losers from Congress’s funding bill to avert shutdown

The bill, known as a continuing resolution, would extend current funding levels through March 14 so the new Congress under President-elect Donald Trump can craft and pass an annual budget to last through Sept. 30, 2025.

Tucked among the CR’s 1,547 pages are tens of billions of dollars’ worth of added provisions, including a pay raise for lawmakers and natural disaster aid. But there are also notable policy exclusions that certain lawmakers fought to include.

These are among the winners and losers of the legislation.

Winners

Pay raises: Lawmakers are primed for their first pay raise since 2009. The current salary for rank-and-file members is $174,000 and up to $223,500 for leadership members. The sums amount to roughly a third less than when they were

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